(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker.

In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (vocals, guitar, synthesiser), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals, synthesiser), & Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). 

The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. 

Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, Innerspeaker, was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. 

Parker's 2012 follow-up, Lonerism, was also acclaimed, reaching platinum status in Australia and receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. 

Tame Impala's third album, Currents, was released in July 2015, and like its predecessor, it won ARIA Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. Parker won the APRA Award for Song of the Year 2016 for Currents' first track, Let It Happen.

The fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, was released on 14 February 2020 to further praise from music critics. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, Tame Impala won five awards. 

Outside of album releases, in March 2023, Tame Impala released the song Wings of Time from the soundtrack of the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Contiuing the soundtrack vibes in 2023, Tame Impala released Journey to the Real World for the film Barbie, as part of the soundtrack album.

Then in 2024, Tame Impala collaborated with Justice on the single One Night/All Night for their album Hyperdrama. Parker also appeared on another song, Neverender on the record. 

Parker co-wrote and produced Dua Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism. He later joined Lipa onstage during her headline performance at Glastonbury 2024, performing Tame Impala's The Less I Know the Better & Lipa's Houdini.

The fifth album, Deadbeat, was last Friday.

So for the second last Friday Flash(back) for 2025, Tame Impala are a cracker! So excited for this. Take a listen to some old and new cuts from Kevin Parker. Until tomorrow!